Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[mainewoods]

They took your wagon loaded with logs, dumped them and brought your wagon back?

 

[mainewoods]

Or did I miss something.

 

[Sawdust inspector]

Yup I was ticked. So never leave wood behind waiting for the next day.

 

[Ambull01]

Not really about scrounging but thought it was kind of funny.

Warning don't order firewood from these numbers (443) 469-6978 and (443) 790-7662. They lie about when they will show up and you'll wait around day for them. They also rip you on the amount of wood. They tell you it's a cord or close to a cord when it's not. BEWARE!

Saw that on CL lol. All that dude has to do is cut firewood himself. That way he doesn't waste time waiting for someone, he'll know the exact amount, and he can season it properly. Not to mention the personal pride and exercise.

 

[SCBBQ]

We generally load everything we can get on the truck or trailer whole and split when we get home. If it cant be handled safely we will split or noodle it. If it is in an easily visible spot we cut what we can take leave the rest in big enough pieces that can't be moved easily. If there is a lot of smaller pieces <6" dia. sometimes we cut them in 6-8' lengths and load them on the small trailer to be cut to length at home just to cut down on amount time we are there. Makes it easy to strap them down as well. If we are in a woodlot or property that has limited access by others, sometimes we cut up what we can then come back and get it later.

 

[mainewoods]

Unbelievable. Sorry that happened to you sawdust.

 

[Sawdust inspector]

I hoped who ever did it they just took them to practice buckn n splitn wood at their house and was gonna bring the pieces back to my house when they finished. I've given up on that idea. I hate lazy people

 

[dancan]

Well , that was chitty .

 

[dancan]

7 , I've been known to split and load , block up and load , and even haul logs home LOL

 

[dancan]

Heck , I've loaded pallets in the utv and in the wife's Saturn SL1 whole and broken up LOL

 

[Philbert]

Heck, I've built campfires in the woods and burned it right there!

Philbert

 

[cuinrearview]

I always try and be smart about it. I cut wood in the ditch all last winter. There was only one back road I felt comfortable having a vehicle and family hanging out on while I bucked logs to stove lengths. The rest was small enough to lift it in and get our happy butts off the side of the road.

 

[MustangMike]

Clint, I figured some of them went low due to the cold, but on opening day I got to stay on my property and hope someone drives them up, and some deer stayed up there. I know that bed I found was not empty for long. After opening day there are few people up there, and I can go where I want, including 2,000 acres of NYC DEP property. The Cannonsville Reservoir (right below me) is the last one in the NYC system (it is on the Catskill Aqueduct).

Steve, luckily we still have the old cabin to stay in while we build the new one. Warm & dry, thank you. By the way, I would love to see a pic of that Wolf, and the 12pt if you got one. I have taken Coyote & Bobcat, but we don't have any Wolf here. They also say we don't have Mtn Loin, but I have seen pictures from trail cams, they are here. When one was killed on Rte 84, they said that it was the same one that was spotted in Albany and other States, and other parts of this State. I think that lion must have known how to fly! Albany is a 2 hr drive, and I fly low!

When I first got the property, we hunted out of the car (lousy), then I build an tent platform and we hunted out of the tent (brutal in cold weather), but in 1991 we built the existing 12 X 20 cabin, it is warm & dry, we just want something larger. I purchased the property in 1987 for $300/acre, with terms! It is 2 mi in on a 4wd Rd, and is not zoned for year round use.

I prefabbed the old cabin in my driveway, and put it up in one WE with the two Matts (MechanicMatt & his Dad).

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Here's a good way to bring "tops" home,

SR

 

[svk]

Clint, I figured some of them went low due to the cold, but on opening day I got to stay on my property and hope someone drives them up, and some deer stayed up there. I know that bed I found was not empty for long. After opening day there are few people up there, and I can go where I want, including 2,000 acres of NYC DEP property. The Cannonsville Reservoir (right below me) is the last one in the NYC system (it is on the Catskill Aqueduct).

Steve, luckily we still have the old cabin to stay in while we build the new one. Warm & dry, thank you. By the way, I would love to see a pic of that Wolf, and the 12pt if you got one. I have taken Coyote & Bobcat, but we don't have any Wolf here. They also say we don't have Mtn Loin, but I have seen pictures from trail cams, they are here. When one was killed on Rte 84, they said that it was the same one that was spotted in Albany and other States, and other parts of this State. I think that lion must have known how to fly! Albany is a 2 hr drive, and I fly low!

When I first got the property, we hunted out of the car (lousy), then I build an tent platform and we hunted out of the tent (brutal in cold weather), but in 1991 we built the existing 12 X 20 cabin, it is warm & dry, we just want something larger. I purchased the property in 1987 for $300/acre, with terms! It is 2 mi in on a 4wd Rd, and is not zoned for year round use.

I prefabbed the old cabin in my driveway, and put it up in one WE with the two Matts (MechanicMatt & his Dad).

I've never cold camped in a tent. With a good wood stove or LP (vented) they can be very comfortable.

PM on its way.

 

[MustangMike]

The tent was not heated. We ran the coleman lantern all night long to prevent freezing. You wake up every 2-3 hours to pump it up, and when the wind howls it does not help much. The cabin (really like a hard shelled tent, there is no floor) and wood stove was like the lap of luxury, warm & dry. My wife just can not comprehend why we appreciate it so much (No electric or running water).

 

[Ambull01]

Heck , I've loaded pallets in the utv and in the wife's Saturn SL1 whole and broken up LOL

You fit a pallet in a Saturn? Impressive. I had one in college. It was the plastic model that feels like a go kart.

 

[MustangMike]

That is what I called my 1980 Pinto Station Wagon, my 4 speed go cart!

 

[MechanicMatt]

Speaking of wives, mine has got to be the best. Just got home from turning wrenches at the second job and figured the stove would be out because I hadn't brought in any wood. NOPE! The wife had brought in wood, stacked it and kept the stove going! I asked her how she knew which pile to bring wood in from, my older daughter informed her which pile I have been hauling from. Gotta love when kids make you proud. Wife had a nice bed of coals, full wood hoop, dinner waiting. And you can ask my uncle, she ain't rough on the eyes, gonna have to hang on to this one.

 

[Ambull01]

That is what I called my 1980 Pinto Station Wagon, my 4 speed go cart!

Did yours shake when you took it over 70 mph too? It was super reliable except for the belt tension pulley (not sure what it's called now). It would go bad and caused the battery to drain. I replaced it a few times. Other than that nothing. Well except for the fact that it had a tendency to overheat. Something wrong with the thermostat I guess. I would be stuck in traffic and see the needle inching up towards explosion area. I had to put the heater on full blast to kick the fan on. Man those were some hot times lol